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Carlos SierraPresident of Sierra Public Affairs; Former Campaign Manager Buddy Roemer for President :

Any Democratic strategist who claims this is a sign of what's to come ought to lose their title of "strategist."

As a former resident of this moderate Southern Arizona district, I must tell my Democratic friends to not get too excited. (Full disclosure, Barber is a friend and I assisted with GOTV efforts the final week.)

This was in fact a special election for a reason. The election was to fill the remaining term of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Besides Barber's impeccable qualifications and a well-run campaign, there was a sense in the voters' minds that Gabby's term ought to be filled with someone she wanted, and that was Barber. Her strong endorsement, and Barber himself a victim of the tragic January 8 shootings, make this election and victory a unique one. The only thing Democrats can hope to replicate here, is for Gabby to lend her support to other Democratic candidates across the nation.

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